Rubio addresses tea party criticism on Senate floor

'To hear the worry, anxiety, and growing anger ... has been a real trial for me

Published: 06/26/2013 at 5:55 PM

(Daily Caller) Sen. Marco Rubio took to the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday afternoon, to address concerns that have arisen from some grassroots conservatives over his support of immigration reform.

“I have received numerous emails and calls from conservatives and tea party activists,” he said at the beginning of his remarks.

“To hear the worry, anxiety, and growing anger in the voices of so many people who helped me get elected to the Senate, who I agree with on virtually every other issue, has been a real trial for me,” he confessed.